WA8 9BL maps, stats, and open data

WA8 9BL lies on Chetwood Drive in Widnes. WA8 9BL is located in the Birchfield electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Halton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Halton. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01F and the police force is Cheshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WA8 9BL maps

WA8 9BL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 9BL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WA8 9BL geodata

Easting	350675
Northing	387941
Latitude	53.385996
Longitude	-2.743063

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 9BL?

Street	Chetwood Drive
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 9BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 9BL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Birchfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 9BL

37, CHETWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 9BL 2005 8 AUG £140,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 9BL

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Upton Rocks Avenue	268m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Campsey Ash	402m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harebell Close	324m
➜ Chetwood Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 9BL

Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	402m
Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road)	Farnworth	417m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	421m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	433m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	452m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 9BL

Widnes Station	1km
Hough Green Station	2.6km
Rainhill Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9BL

Broadband access in WA8 9BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	97.6%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WA8 9BL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	34.9Mbps
Average download speed	29.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	48.26Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.1Mbps
Average upload speed	5.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.11Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 9BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	2.4%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9BL

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 9BL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 9BL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	525,791
Meter count	42
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,519
Median (kWh/meter)	12,496

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	133,127
Meter count	36
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,698
Median (kWh/meter)	3,509

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 9BL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 9BL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

10.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 9BL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 9BL (meters)

Robert Cornes - Slimming World Franchise

95 Upton Rocks Avenue

132m

Tavern

288 Upton Lane

138m

Tinkerbells Catering

Tuson Drive

392m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 9BL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	1,008m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,057m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,258m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 9BL

Facility	Distance
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	360m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	426m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	534m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 9BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	824m
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	958m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	1.1km

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WA8 9BL ITL and WA8 9BL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WA8 9BL:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD7	Merseyside
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD71	East Merseyside
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000006	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA8 9BL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WA8 9BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00170532
LSOA	E01012374	Halton 002A
MSOA	E02002575	Halton 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 9BL

WA8 9BJ	Cowan Way	37m
WA8 9DP	Fox Bank Close	103m
WA8 9AG	Upton Lane	140m
WA8 9DS	Vixen Grove	160m
WA8 9AF	Upton Lane	171m
WA8 9BH	Upton Lane	172m
WA8 5BW	Cowan Way	172m
WA8 9DF	Holly Farm Court	179m
WA8 9EY	Linden Court	191m
WA8 9BP	Cowan Way	209m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence